Sugar beet yields in Morocco
Morocco: Sugar beet yields was 52.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.29 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
32nd
of 66 countries
All-time high
69.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
18.02 tonnes per hectare
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar beet yields in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar beet yields in Morocco stood at 52.29 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Morocco peaked at 69.19 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.02 tonnes per hectare, in 1967.
Morocco ranks 32nd of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar beet yields in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 21.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 20.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 19.14 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 27.09 tonnes per hectare | +41.5% |
| 1967 | 18.02 tonnes per hectare | -33.5% |
| 1968 | 29.22 tonnes per hectare | +62.1% |
| 1969 | 28.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 31.83 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 36.83 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 27.76 tonnes per hectare | -24.6% |
| 1973 | 28.73 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 33.68 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 28.86 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 35.25 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 30.57 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 40.6 tonnes per hectare | +32.8% |
| 1979 | 34.79 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 35.35 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 37.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 40.37 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 39.04 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 47.56 tonnes per hectare | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 40.52 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 47.55 tonnes per hectare | +17.3% |
| 1987 | 45.11 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 48.83 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 45.61 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 46.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 43.87 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 52.86 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 49.06 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 49.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 46.77 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 48.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 41.54 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 57.72 tonnes per hectare | +39.0% |
| 1999 | 53.32 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 53.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 53.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.2 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 52.83 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 53.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.5 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 51.76 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 49.48 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 51.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 54.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 56.39 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 64.48 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 56.32 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 57.58 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 60.59 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 63.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 69.19 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 64.74 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 68.76 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 64.59 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 63.06 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 56.99 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 48.93 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 46.93 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 52.29 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 52.29 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.54 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 52.29 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 45.91 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.62 tonnes per hectare | 18.02 tonnes per hectare | 29.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.89 tonnes per hectare | 27.76 tonnes per hectare | 40.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.7 tonnes per hectare | 35.35 tonnes per hectare | 48.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.02 tonnes per hectare | 41.54 tonnes per hectare | 57.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.88 tonnes per hectare | 47.5 tonnes per hectare | 54.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.63 tonnes per hectare | 56.32 tonnes per hectare | 69.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.64 tonnes per hectare | 46.93 tonnes per hectare | 63.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Morocco?
- Sugar beet yields in Morocco was 52.29 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 69.19 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.02 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- How does Morocco rank for sugar beet yields?
- Morocco ranks 32nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.